Physical physics are physical and such

[Crash Override]

This is giving me a ton of ideas for a sci fi thing I want to write

OH NOES HE IS GETTING IDEAS QUICK ACTIVATE PROTOCAL A113! A113! HURRY ACTIVATE IT NO- *message turns to static with screams heard in the background*

Spoiler:

Also,screw everything

No one needs to bother with fighters and stuff. Just dont think about,and everything will be fine.Mmkay?

[cats]

Overusing our lack of understanding of physics is the same as using god materials.

I find it interesting how you condemn any usage of any material/alement that is not known or made of known materials or has exotic properties automatically is taboo.
I will tell you something. RL science says that you need exotic matter to build an alcubierre drive. It is a scientific fact that you wouldn't have warp drives without any of them. In fact, they are often a more valid explanation for certain technology than using quantum physics as building blocks.

And using something just because its theoretically possible is just as bad. You have to take into account the energy required, cost, materials, etc. If you're going to use something, it has to be feasible, not just possible.

Well, I actually agree on that one, as mentioned before.

Cats, stop the crusade against slightly-realistic stuff. We are not going through this argument again.

I simply meant that the argument shouldn't be overused. Like everything else, *?* physics needs to be used in moderation and only when it needs to be.

Were also not using one point in time for the lore anymore.

Would you please elaborate the relation between this statement and the current argument?

Just a reminder. Most are stuck in the singular, far-future perspective. We need to keep in mind that, as time goes on, more things become possible and feasible. In the first few centuries, only a select few of the technologies that are being discussed will be available.

Space == No G's mate and why would you fight in a gravity well?
Targeting is easy, You have to remember the other guy is going the same speed and more then likely your job will be scraping turrets off of big ass ships.

*Anguished sigh*

[Ivan2006]

Space == No G's mate and why would you fight in a gravity well?
Targeting is easy, You have to remember the other guy is going the same speed and more then likely your job will be scraping turrets off of big ass ships.

*Anguished sigh*

For one fact: in space, you get Gs as soon as you fire your engine, maneuvering thrusters or LITTERALLY DO ANYTHING ELSE LIKE TURNING.
And for targeting, keep in mind that those "thousands of meters per second" is a change in velocity in comparison to the starting situation of the battle, so your 'enemy is going the same speed' argument won't apply, as that is litterally the speed at which the enemy would move by you.

[Error]

Space == No G's mate and why would you fight in a gravity well?
Targeting is easy, You have to remember the other guy is going the same speed and more then likely your job will be scraping turrets off of big ass ships.

*sigh*

You create "G's" by doing any maneuvers.

You fight in a gravity well because planets and systems are the only thing you fight over in space.

Targeting is done, normally, over hundreds or thousands of kilometers. Scraping turrets off gets interesting at those ranges, and if you're ever sitting completely still in combat, you deserve to be blown up.

[Chairman_Tiel]

*sigh*

Please stop that. It's very belittling and (whether you intend to or not) conveys an attitude of arrogance.

[Error]

He posted something which had been thoroughly debunked in the previous several pages. If he's not going to read through the thread, honestly, a sigh is a pretty light reaction.

[Ivan2006]

He posted something which had been thoroughly debunked in the previous several pages. If he's not going to read through the thread, honestly, a sigh is a pretty light reaction.

Also talking about Gs without knowing what a g is actually a measurement for.
(Shadowcat, in case you didn't get it: it's not gravity, 1g is the accelleration equivalent to a free fall on earth with no atmospheric friction)

[Chairman_Tiel]

He posted something which had been thoroughly debunked in the previous several pages. If he's not going to read through the thread, honestly, a sigh is a pretty light reaction.

It's not just that specific instance. I'm asking you to just stop using it entirely in your responses to anything. Given we're all more or less of the same intelligence around here, chances are you will or already have in the past made just as dumb a mistake. Ergo any 'exasperation' is pretentious at best.

Be courteous mate, is all I'm saying.

[Error]

He posted something which had been thoroughly debunked in the previous several pages. If he's not going to read through the thread, honestly, a sigh is a pretty light reaction.

It's not just that specific instance. I'm asking you to just stop using it entirely in your responses to anything. Given we're all more or less of the same intelligence around here, chances are you will or already have in the past made just as dumb a mistake. Ergo any 'exasperation' is pretentious at best.

Be courteous mate, is all I'm saying.

Not your mate, pal.

And if you're going to backseat moderate, you have to chew cats out for his anguished sigh above my post.

[Chairman_Tiel]

He posted something which had been thoroughly debunked in the previous several pages. If he's not going to read through the thread, honestly, a sigh is a pretty light reaction.

It's not just that specific instance. I'm asking you to just stop using it entirely in your responses to anything. Given we're all more or less of the same intelligence around here, chances are you will or already have in the past made just as dumb a mistake. Ergo any 'exasperation' is pretentious at best.

Be courteous mate, is all I'm saying.

Not your mate, pal.

And if you're going to backseat moderate, you have to chew cats out for his anguished sigh above my post.

I think we've already established cats has no patience for this kind of thing, so that's to be expected by pretty much everyone. However as a mod your behavior has much deeper ramifications...your role is to set an example for the rest of us to follow. This *sigh* crap only sets the precedent for an environment of resentment and hostility.

As far as backseat moderating goes, you know what they say about needs and filling them.

[Shadowcatbot]

Space == No G's mate and why would you fight in a gravity well?
Targeting is easy, You have to remember the other guy is going the same speed and more then likely your job will be scraping turrets off of big ass ships.

*Anguished sigh*

For one fact: in space, you get Gs as soon as you fire your engine, maneuvering thrusters or LITTERALLY DO ANYTHING ELSE LIKE TURNING.
And for targeting, keep in mind that those "thousands of meters per second" is a change in velocity in comparison to the starting situation of the battle, so your 'enemy is going the same speed' argument won't apply, as that is litterally the speed at which the enemy would move by you.

Yes but still, I can go as fast as I want as long as I stay out of major gravity effects and don't do anything other then go straight.
Now if I turn on the other hand my seat belt would more then likely cut me into tiny peices then paint the shuttle wall.

[Shadowcatbot]

He posted something which had been thoroughly debunked in the previous several pages. If he's not going to read through the thread, honestly, a sigh is a pretty light reaction.

Also talking about Gs without knowing what a g is actually a measurement for.
(Shadowcat, in case you didn't get it: it's not gravity, 1g is the accelleration equivalent to a free fall on earth with no atmospheric friction)

Yeah, Mixed up gravity and force there...

[Ivan2006]

Yes but still, I can go as fast as I want as long as I stay out of major gravity effects and don't do anything other then go straight.
Now if I turn on the other hand my seat belt would more then likely cut me into tiny peices then paint the shuttle wall.

Yes, you can go real fast, the question is only how fast you get to those speeds, as during the time it takes you to get there, you do experience g-forces pushing you into the seat which are stronger the faster you accellerate.

[Solar112]

Now if I turn on the other hand my seat belt would more then likely cut me into tiny pieces then paint the shuttle wall.

Not necessarily just don't turn while accelerating.

[Shadowcatbot]

Now if I turn on the other hand my seat belt would more then likely cut me into tiny pieces then paint the shuttle wall.

Not necessarily just don't turn while accelerating.

Yes but I mean while I'm flying at like the speed of light.